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SBC PARK
San Francisco, Calif.
Opened: 2000
Capacity: 41,854
Average Ticket Price: $23.22
Avg. Cost of Concessions & Souvenirs: $98.49
Pluses:
Numerous regional train, bus and ferry lines operate directly to the park; parking for 5,000 cars available at stadium, a reasonable number in such a congested city.

Minuses:
Parking at the stadium costs a steep $20 or $25, depending on the lot you choose, but, hey, you can purchase it online before the game, a convenience that doesn't really ease the sting of the price.
Kayaks, water dogs and yachts regularly patrol the waters of McCovey Cove for the latest home run blast out of the park.
Photo by Brad Mangin/
Wheelchair-accessible seating available on every seating level, from field boxes to bleachers; more than 50 restrooms available, including 11 for families; in addition to 25 permanent concessions stands, SBC has 30 portable stations and 3 Diamond Nut locations; Coca-Cola Fan Lot offers slides and base-running games for kids while offering a mezzanine for parents to keep an eye on the game.
Wide concourses and gorgeous views make a Cali-slow pregame stroll mandatory, while some of the best food in any park (including a seafood stand in center field and signature garlic fries all over) cries for pigging out. Plus, you get to watch a game in undoubtedly the prettiest setting in the bigs.-- John Donovan  
It's a shame that the best park in the majors lacks for a great neighborhood to go with it. A few restaurants/pubs are within walking distance (mostly on Second Street), and there's a chophouse at the park. But, compared to many areas of this great city, the ballpark area is Deadsville. -- John Donovan  
2005 Record: 57-73 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth price of admission: Barry Bonds (when healthy), Pedro Feliz (.264 BA, 19 HR, 73 RBI), Moises Alou (.318 BA, 15 HR, 48 RBI).  
Yes, the prices are high. True, Barry Bonds is the game's most polarizing figure (which isn't so bad for business). But no fan can claim the Giants haven't done their fair share to entertain them with a gem of a park completely financed by private money, which hasn't happened in the majors since 1962. A smart business decision by owner Peter Magowan? Maybe not when other cities are throwing millions in tax dollars at other owners. But in the long term, Magowan's largesse may win the Giants more fans then Bonds loses.  

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